Gender relations, prostate cancer and diet: Re-inscribing hetero-normative food practices

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1499-1506

  Mróz, Lawrence William ^a   Chapman, Gwen E ^a   Oliffe, John L ^a   Bottorff, Joan L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Diet; Femininity; Food; Gender relations; Masculinity; Men's health; Prostate cancer

Indexed keywords

CANCER; DIET; FOOD PROVISIONING; GENDER ISSUE; GENDER RELATIONS; GENDER ROLE; HEALTH CARE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CANADA; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY RELATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FEMININITY; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MASCULINITY; MEN'S HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEX ROLE; SUPPORT GROUP;

ADULT; AGED; CANADA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MASCULINITY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; SEX FACTORS;

CANADA;

EID: 79955524447     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.03.012     Document Type: Article

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